Generalmusic 271221, Owner'S Manual

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8•2 User Guide
Understanding the RAMFILE
The easiest way to learn about how data is saved and loaded on
the Equinox is to try an example.
Save
Let’s try saving everything from the instrument’s memory onto a
floppy disk. Take a blank, MS-DOS formatted floppy disk and
insert it in the drive. Now press the FLOPPY button, (F1), place
the cursor over the word SAVE and press ENTER.
The display now divides into two parts. On the left side, you can
see the man directory of something called the
RAMFILE. The
RAMFILE is the name given to the Equinox’s internal memory.
Everything currently stored in memory, Sounds, Performances,
Songs, Grooves etc., are contained in the
RAMFILE.
Initially, the RAMFILE is almost empty. The only thing it contains
at first is some system information about the way the keyboard is
currently set up, (basically the features found under the SYS-
TEM button). As you start to create things on the instrument, the
RAMFILE starts to fill up.
For example, the moment you store an edited sound, a new fold-
er is created in the
RAMFILE called SOUND and into this folder
is placed the sound which you created.
If you make a new performance, a folder called PERFORM will
be created and the performance you made will be stored inside
it.
At this stage then, by looking at the left side of the display, we
can see exactly what type of data the RAMFILE contains. At the
top of the “directory tree” you will see the main RAMFILE directo-
ry. Underneath, and slightly to the right, you will see a list of the
folders which the RAMFILE currently contains.